The timeless GANGgajang song. Written by Mark "Cal" Callaghan. Produced by Joe Wissert, Mark "Cal" Calaghan, Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup. From the double DVD "The Complete GANGgajang". MORE GANGgajang songs and interviews at www.youtube.com For more info www.ganggajang.com SOUNDS OF THEN (THIS IS AUSTRALIA ) (M.Callaghan) I think I hear the sounds of then, And people talking, The scenes recalled, by minute movement, And songs they fall, from the backing tape. That certain texture,that certain smell, To lie in sweat, on familiar sheets, In brick veneer on financed beds. In a room, of silent hardiflex That certain texture, that certain smell, Brings home the heavy days, Brings home the the night time swell, Out on the patio we'd sit, And the humidity we'd breathe, We'd watch the lightning crack over canefields Laugh and think, this is Australia. The block is awkward - it faces west, With long diagonals, sloping too. And in the distance, through the heat haze, In convoys of silence the cattle graze. That certain texture, that certain beat, Brings forth the night time heat. Out on the patio we'd sit, And the humidity we'd breathe, We'd watch the lightning crack over canefields Laugh and think that this is Australia. To lie in sweat, on familiar sheets, In brick veneer on financed beds. In a room of silent hardiflex That certain texture, that certain smell, Brings forth the heavy days, Brings forth the night time sweat Out on the patio we'd sit, And the humidity we'd breathe, We'd .... + Informações

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"Hundreds Of Languages" by GANGgajang was released in 1994 and was written by Robert James and Mark "Cal" Callaghan. Robert was inspired by the fact that there were hundreds of languages spoken by the indigenous people of Australia before European settlement. The video features a number of TV newsreaders and journalists of the day. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. HUNDREDS Of LANGUAGES (Callaghan/James) The spirit rose, above a hundred languages And the moon was there for all to see And the beat goes on across a 100 languages And the sun is the same, yeah, one and the same for you and me They had many words with the same meaning And one voice with which they sang In Hundreds of Languages speak to me In Hundreds of Languages speak to me But its all been said about a hundred times before But it's only words, it's only words They had stories, that spanned the generations Handed from one to one on down the line I hear a voice and it seems to speak to everyone I hear a voice and it's callin' me In Hundreds of Languages speak to me In Hundreds of Languages speak to me Speak to me. + Informações

From 1984, "Gimme Some Loving" was GANGgajang's first single. It was written by Mark "Cal" Callaghan and Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup. The video director was Tony Stevens and the DOP was John Whitteron. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. GIMME SOME LOVING (Bidstrup/Callaghan) Well it's happening again, like I always thought it would Madmen dancing in the street and fires rage. And it's a strange infatuation taking off across the nations Crazy dialling confrontation 'cause it's one more move and it's all over Gimme some lovin',it's what I need Gimme little lovin' , makes me feel right Gimme some lovin' that's the way Gimme little lovin' makes me say It's spreading everywhere, showing here and growing there There's no time for condemnation ,just to wait. And it's an eerie indication of things that's turning out to be Destruction to distraction, 'Cause it's one more move and it's goodbye, You know why we've got to say, just Gimme some lovin' it's what I need Gimme little lovin' makes me feel right Gimme some lovin' that's the way Gimme litlle lovin' makes me feel like.... They fall, again, on the streets tonight. And we're wakin' up every day , looking this way looking that way Wondering who will come and end this game Of one more move and it's all over Gimme some lovin' it's what I need Gimme little lovin' makes me feel right Gimme some lovin' that's the way Gimme some lovin' thats the way etc... + Informações

Ganggajang - Gimme Some Lovin. + Informações

Gang Gajang - Album Lingo. + Informações

Ganggajang - Sound Of Then. + Informações

In September 1995 GANGgajang met the Brazilian band Mamonas Assassinas (dressed in striped prison clothes) back stage at a surreal TV show in Rio De Janeiro called "The Seu Boneco Show." They were a satirical rock band and hugely popular in Brazil selling millions of records. "Time" magazine called them "The Brazilian Beatles". On 2nd March, 1996, only six months after this filming was done, the whole band died when the lear jet they were travelling in crashed into the Cantareira mountain range. God bless you Mamonas Assassinas, it was a pleasure to meet you. Dinho Samuel Reoli Júlio Rasec Sérgio Reoli Bento Hinoto RIP www.ganggajang.com. + Informações

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GANGgajang performing live with a horn section on the 1985 ABC show Rock Arena. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. AMBULANCE MEN (M.Callaghan) You know I drove home today, I saw the places I'd played For hours in the sun, five on five, three on one And the trees had all gone from the street with the school and the radio on Replaced by arcades filled with people having fun And just to see them they've got what they want They've got a civic centre but best of the lot you know what they've got? Well they've got ambulance men in the main street Well they've got ambulance men in the main street Well they've got ambulance men in the main street And you know you could win Every once in a while disaster falls on the town in the sun When they sit down waiting for rain to come Still, there's a pub to be found on every corner in town where there's boys in the bar and there's girls in the lounge rooms with their mums And just to see them, they've got what they want they've got a sporting complex but best of the lot You know what they've got? Well they've got ambulance men in the main street Well they've got ambulance men in the main street Well they've got ambulance men in the main street And you know you could win. You know I drove home today, I saw the places I'd played For hours in the sun, five on five, three on one And the trees had all gone from the street with the school and the radio on Replaced by arcades .... + Informações

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1985: GANGgajang performing live on Rock Arena the hit single 'Sounds Of Then' taken from the 1985 album 'GANGgajang'. In 1983, former Riptides (see NZOZ1982)frontman Mark "Cal" Callaghan teamed up with bassist Chris Bailey and drummer Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup - both former members of The Angels (or AngelCity). Together, the three musicians became the foundation of GANGgajang. Unlike their previous groups (Riptides being Punk/New Wave and Angels being Rock), GANGgajang focused on a more organic-acoustic style of music and leaned towards Australiana. en.wikipedia.org ------------------------------------------- NZOZ NZOZ1985 1985 Australia Mid Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s Extended Tags: Riptides, The Angels Musical Terms: Acoustic, Australiana, Aussie, Old Australian Band. + Informações

"Initiation" by GANGgajang was written by Mark "Cal" Callaghan and Graham "Buzz " Bistrup. The video was directed by Peter Cox and was filmed at the rubbish tip at Sydney Park, St. Peters, Sydney, Australia. Look out for Jimmy Barnes' red ute! A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. INITIATION There's got to be a first time, well everything starts that way And it can come when you least expect it - a lifetime starts in a day You know that I won't hesitate and I won't shy away And when all is said and done I will survive this trial run Initiation (the first time), Initiation (the first time) There's got to be a first time that's what the wise men say And they should know, they carved the roads on which we tread every day You know that I won't compromise, and I won't shy away And when all is said and done I will survive this trial run Initiation (the first time), Initiation (the first time) Initiation, the wheels will turn. Initiation, from all of this I'll learn I hear the bells a-ringing, I hear the toll of change, Cause there's got to be a first time darling, well everything starts that way You know that I won't hesitate and I won't shy away And when all is said and done I will survive this trial run Initiation (the first time), Initiation (the first time) Initiation, the wheels will turn. Initiation, from all of this I'll learn Initiation, oh won't you hear my plea. initiation takes the best of me This is my .... + Informações

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Aussie rock legends Gang Gajang performing "Hundreds of Languages" at the 2006 World AIDS Day Concert in Melbourne's Federation Square.. + Informações

Aussie rock legends GangGajang performing their classing "Gimme Some Loving" at the 2006 World AIDS Day Concert in Melbourne's Federation Square.. + Informações

"House Of Cards" by GANGgajang was released in 1985. It was written by Mark "Cal" Callaghan. The video was directed by McGregor Knox and it was shot at an artist's colony called "The Oasis" on the corner of Liverpool and Bourke Streets , Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. House of Cards (Callaghan) We knew when we began, it wouldn't last forever But we always thought, somehow it would get better. There should be love and affection, not rejection, Love is the key I'm sure, to open every door. But when love goes away, there's no foundation, And no foundation of love means everything is loose above Just another crazy scene, just another nightmare dream, And it all falls down like a house of cards And it all falls down like a house of cards So stop those angry words, they don't prove a thing. Just look around, and see the mess we're in Every single day, you know I need you I need the kind of love I can believe in But when love goes astray, there's no foundation And no foundation of love means everything is loose above Just another crazy scene, just another nightmare dream When it all falls down like a House of Cards. And it all falls down like a House of Cards in the wind It all falls down like a House of Cards falls down. So stop! those angry words, they don't prove a thing. Just look around, and see the mess we're in Every single day, you know I need you I need the kind of .... + Informações

"The Bigger They Are" by GANGgajang was written by Mark "Cal" Callaghan. The video was shot at the Perth Entertainment Centre in February 1986 and was directed by Tony Stevens and John Whitteron. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. THE BIGGER THEY ARE Sunday morning and it's 10 am, the last day of the weekend again Mow the lawn and read the papers, the afternoon game will be on the set Sunday breakfast and an hour at church, I think I'll have a beer with the boys at lunch Colourful shirts and colourful trousers, just the shot for a spot on the set They don't worry about tomorrow, today's what counts and they're here today Well I don't give a damn anyway, new gadgets and fashions of distraction You know it was different in my day, quiet evenings at home with the family The bigger they are the bigger they get. Read the story now lots of adventure, follow the plot and it will take you away Flashy fights and royal blue murder, anything to take your mind of today I think I understand just what Sam said, when he said he's gonna live inside his head Well, interesting facts and fascinating figures, the science of tomorrow is the pulp of today And I don't find it all so amazing, loud and noisy and totally useless Well I don't give a damn anyway, new gadgets and fashions of distraction You know it was different in my day, quiet evenings at home with the family The bigger they are the bigger they get. Well I don't .... + Informações

"Luck Of The Irish" by GANGgajang from the album "gangAGAIN" released in 1987. The song was written by Mark "Cal" Callaghan and the video was directed by Keir McFalane. Look out for Chris Bailey, the only band member not wearing a red scrfe. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. LYRICS FOR "THE LUCK OF THE IRISH" The luck of the Irish borne of ages past Has spawned a cruel history, lets hope that luck don't last It came with the longships and from across the Irish sea The endless tides of fighting men bought the Ard ris to their knees Oh the luck of the Irish, Oh the luck of the Irish Then came the English with their reforming ways The luck of the Irish bore ample fruit in those days The land was replanted with the winners of English wars And the only crops harvested were famine and plague and the odd lost cause Oh the luck of the Irish, Oh the luck of the Irish One day things will change and then you know you will see Just how lucky they can all really be When the orange and the green meet on the white in between Oh the luck of the Irish, Oh the luck of the Irish The luck of the Irish still hangs around their heels As bombers stop the cities hearts and blood is spilt in the greenest fields And the orangemen remember, the old horse is yearly shod To ride again with long dead men and kill or be killed for the one same god. Oh the luck of the Irish, Oh the luck of the Irish One day things will change and then .... + Informações

"American Money" by GANGgajang from the album "gangAGAIN" was released in 1987. Written and sung by Geoffrey Stapleton. Video directed by Keir McFarlane. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. AMERICAN MONEY (G.Stapleton) "Is this what my life amounts to?" Says the man with the carnation in his lapel, "I didn't know it worked this way I thought every dog had his day" And he'd believed in the dream He'd waited on every corner But now forsaken he explains It wasn't the temptation of a woman It was American money I tell you it made him what he is today It was American money He imagined stuffing pictures of Washington In the pocket of his raincoat "So where has my family gone to?" Says the man From the fortieth floor of his hotel Well everybody has to pay But maybe it's in different ways 'Cause he'd believed in the dream Why he'd met it on every corner But he never could explain What could made a man lose his sense of decency It was American money I tell you it made him what he is today It was American money So don't underestimate the power of The dollar in your pocket American money And there's pictures of Washington Falling from his pockets Now they got guns in outer space And nobody's going to win that race 'Cause when there's nowhere left to hide You won't be taking sides Though you believed in the dream And it was waiting on every corner But now it's coming down around you Like bankers jumping from the .... + Informações

GANGgajang is another fantastic australian band. More noted i suppose for Live gigs and studio work, but they have also done some great videos for their songs.. + Informações

TRUST, a GANGgajang classic, was produced by Robert James, Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup and GANGgajang. Film clip directed and animated by Geoffrey Stapleton. From "The Complete GANGgajang" double DVD. More info at www.ganggajang.com TRUST (C.Bailey, M.Callaghan, R.James, G.Stapleton) Some say love it is an ocean, comes and goes with the flow I know love is just emotion, it's all about letting go You got to take it on trust, all these things I tell you now You know that I wouldn't lie, you can see it in my eyes You've got to take it on trust -- we don't need no witness You've got to take it on trust -- we don't need no lawyer You can take it on trust -- we don't need no handshake Nothing between us - take it on Take it on trust Some say love is a reaction, a balanced mix that's ill defined It can take you to another place; it can bring you such peace of mind On your lost and lonely nights, when you wander all alone Trust the light love brings inside you 'Cos it can lead you home You've got to take it on trust -- we don't need no witness You've got to take it on trust -- we don't need no lawyer You can take it on trust -- we don't need no handshake between us Take it on trust Some say hope springs eternal but I know hope is what love brings To bridge the words that lie between us, as trees bend to the wind In a world of fakes and forgers, where we all can be betrayed It's through trust and trust alone that our love can grow And we all can be saved You've got to take it on trust .... + Informações

GANGgajang playing "Maybe I" live on the 1985 ABC show Rock Arena. The song was written by Mark "Cal" Callaghan. A high quality version is available on DVD from the band's website, www.ganggajang.com or from iTunes. MAYBE I When I see you, when I see the things you do When I hear you, when I hear the things you say I wonder what I'm doing here Hanging on to what I know is going wrong Maybe I'm intentionally blind Maybe I'm wiser than I think maybe I'm intentionally blind Is it history repeating itself? Is it science, biology or something else? That leads me down familiar streets Ignoring warnings and the danger signs that I see Maybe I'm intentionally blind Maybe I'm wiser than I think maybe I'm intentionally blind You tell me you're good for me And believe me there's no other place I'd rather be When I'm down and need someone to hold me tight that's the moment that makes it all alright Maybe I'm intentionally blind Maybe I'm wiser than I think maybe I'm intentionally blind. + Informações

Released by GANGgajang in 2000. Song by Robert James and clip by Geoffrey Stapleton. High quality version available at www.ganggajang.com NOMADSLAND (Robert James) I can feel the earth for the first time since my birth I can feel it through the holes in my old walking shoes Don't know where I'm going, I don't know where I've been I'm just blowing in the wind in between Here in Nomadsland Walking in Nomadsland Somewhere in the middle lands an echo from the streets Fleeting noises disappear along the lonely creeks To the rivers of forgetfulness in the wastelands of time You can grow a garden on a grain of sand Here in Nomadsland Walking in Nomadsland I'm walking through time in Australia Two hundred years later Walking through time in Australia Two hundred years later ...Sixty thousand years later. + Informações

GANGgajang performing "Shadow Of Your Love" on their first tour of Brazil in 1995. The clip is a compile of four shows - Rio de Janeiro - Metropolitan - 28/9/95 Sao Paulo - The Olympia - 17/10/95 Curitiba - Aero Anta - 4/10/95 Florianopolis - 6/10/95 A full documentary of the tour can be found on "The Complete GANGgajang " DVD which is available at the GANGgajang website at www.ganggajang.com Apologies for the poor sound quality SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE (Bidstrup/Callaghan) I hear you, in your car, in the driveway I hear the crunch, of the keys in the door I hear the air rush in, so cold, this fright Not that I'm afraid of you, it's just the plays of the light No matter where I stand, even if the lights are bright I'm living, living in the Shadow of Your Love I see you as a cut out in the doorway I see you, and I wonder who you are I feel the weight of your body, by my bedside I fight the urge to reach out for the light It doesn't matter if its day or if its night I'm living, living in the Shadow of Your Love I feel you, put your head upon your pillow, I feel you, put your hand on me I hear the sound of sleep, and I'm relieved No need for power plays, love defiled, love deceived It doesn't matter, if it's wrong or if it's right I'm living, living in the Shadow of Your Love Living in the Shadow of Your Love Living in the Shadow of Your Love Living in the Shadow of Your Love. + Informações

tradução abaixo GANGgajang Sounds Of Then (This Is Australia) Sons de seguida (Esta é a Austrália) Eu acho que ouvir os sons de então, E as pessoas falando, As cenas recordou, pelo movimento minuto, E canções que caem, a partir da fita de suporte. Essa textura certa, que o cheiro certo, Para estar em suor, em folhas familiares, Em folheado do tijolo em leitos financiados. Em uma sala, de hardiflex silêncio Essa textura certa, que o cheiro certo, Traz para casa nos dias pesados, Traz para casa a tempo o swell noite, No pátio, nós nos sentávamos, E a umidade nós respiramos, Nós assistir a rachadura raios sobre canaviais Rir e pensar, esta é a Austrália. O bloco é estranho - ele enfrenta o oeste, Com diagonais longas, inclinadas demais. E à distância, através da neblina, Em silêncio, os comboios de gado pastar. Essa textura certa, aquela batida certa, Traz o calor durante a noite. No pátio, nós nos sentávamos, E a umidade nós respiramos, Nós assistir a rachadura raios sobre canaviais Rir e pensar que esta é a Austrália. Para estar em suor, em folhas familiares, Em folheado do tijolo em leitos financiados. Em um quarto de silêncio hardiflex Essa textura certa, que o cheiro certo, Traz à tona os dias pesados, Traz o suor noturno No pátio, nós nos sentávamos, E a umidade nós respiramos, Nós assistir a rachadura raios sobre canaviais Rir e pensar, esta é a Austrália. Isto é, etc Austrália.. + Informações